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Japan will provide Benin with rolling stock worth $2.7 million to contribute to the fight against terrorism in the north of the West African country. The assistance was the subject of an agreement signed by Ichijo Motonbu, the interim Chargé d’Affaires at the Japanese embassy in Benin, and Romuald Wadagni, Benin’s Finance and Economy Minister […]
Togo and Benin have inked an agreement cutting significantly telecommunication costs including roaming and internet between the two countries. The agreement signed between ARCEP Benin and ARCEP Togo, the two regulators, will take effect on January 01 2024. Per the deal known as “Protocol d’Accord de Free Roaming entre le Togo et le Benin, and […]
Benin is planning to generate 300 Megawatt in terms of solar energy by 2030, as the western African country strives to mitigate the energy deficit. Samou Séidou Adambi, the country’s minister of Energy made the announcement Saturday October 7 on the sidelines of the 15th Summit of ministers of Energy of the regional organization, ECOWAS. […]
Benin denied Wednesday September 27 a report by a Nigerien media that a military base in the north of the West African country is under construction to house French troops leaving Niger. In a statement, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, the spokesperson for the President Patrice Talon’s administration rubbished the information that a military base is being […]
France’s decision to withdraw its ambassador and military forces from Niger, the West’s last key ally in the central Sahel region, amid a wave anti-French sentiment, are yet another blow to Paris’s influence in its former African colonies, laying bare Europe’s weakening influence in the continent, analysts and diplomats say. President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement on […]
The government of Benin has reaffirmed strong support for the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan is the ONLY “credible and realistic solution” to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand comes in a joint statement issued in Rabat following the meeting held Tuesday between Moroccan foreign […]
Beninese police have arrested and detained Nigerian journalist Damilola Ayeni, the editor of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism and Social Justice (FIJ), who is likely to face terrorism charges, the Nigerian non-profit organization reports. The journalist was detained August 31 in Parakou, a northern Benin city. The FIJ said its editor was on a trip […]
Benin’s President Patrice Talon has abolished entry visa for Chinese investors and tourists wishing to visit the West African country, his office has announced on September 3. “Benin is opening up fully to China, to create a more solid bridge of cooperation that will benefit both countries, as well as to capture a share of […]
Patrice Talon, the President of Benin, is expected in Algeria for a State visit in view of boosting ties with the North African country, the Algerian Foreign ministry has announced. The ministry said the invitation came from President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. “The visit aims to open a new era of bilateral relations between the two countries,” […]
Despite setbacks from military coups in Mali and Niger, the European Union is planning to launch a new military-civilian mission in Africa in the fall, whose aim is to prevent instability triggered by jihadi groups, a German newspaper has reported. EU member states have agreed to launch the mission in the Gulf of Guinea in […]